Nab Surname

65,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Nab Surname Definition:

In the Persic, signifies a chief, a prince. Nab, English, the summit of a mountain, the top.

Nab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia2,3951:6,466796
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Netherlands6451:26,1824,265
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Algeria4821:80,14812,659
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
Jordan2361:37,4684,316
Iran1301:590,63533,044
India1161:6,612,633149,434
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Pakistan941:1,900,46718,692
Taiwan701:334,9252,677
Australia671:402,92132,505
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
England121:4,643,172139,951
France101:6,642,272293,169
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Näb (21) are calculated separately.

Nab (19,975) may also be a first name.

Nab Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

In the Persic, signifies a chief, a prince. Nab, English, the summit of a mountain, the top.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Nab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nab Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nab (Arabic: ناب, Bengali: নব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺐ, Hindi: नब, Marathi: नब, Oriya: ନବ, Tibetan: སྣབ་) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It can occur as a variant: Näb. Click here for further possible spellings of Nab.

How Common Is The Last Name Nab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,784th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 960,784 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Nab reside; 33 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 32 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 37,822nd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 19,975 people.

Nab is most common in Cambodia, where it is carried by 2,395 people, or 1 in 6,466. In Cambodia it is most frequent in: Siem Reap Province, where 23 percent reside, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 20 percent reside and Kampot Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Cambodia this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 11 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent reside.

Nab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nab has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nab last name grew 2,673 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nab surname are 30.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.27% being registered with the political party.

Nab earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning $44,043 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Näb8921/
Naib8612,047/
Naab865,119/
Nabh861,138/
Naeb86677/
Nhab86362/
Ngab86278/
Nasb86138/
Nabz8676/
Nayb8674/
Najb8674/
Nabs8631/
Naub8624/
Nabt8615/
Neab8614/
Natb8612/
Nabd868/
Naïb863/
Nahb863/
Nnab862/
Hnab861/
Gnab861/
Nhaib75219/
Nahab75173/
Naibh7516/
Nathb7515/
Gnabs7513/
Hnasb7511/
Hnaib758/
Gnaub756/
Ngaib755/
Nabth755/
Naitb754/
Nnabs752/
Nassb752/
Naaib751/
Naayb751/
Naijb751/
Najhb751/
N'Gab751/
Nashb751/
Neabs751/
Naisb751/
Nahbh751/
Nnaab750/
Naw67277,303/
Nob6737,172/
Nav674,607/
Nap674,346/
Neb673,805/
Naf671,426/
Nabowa67823/
Nabova6710/
Naaibh671/
Naushb671/
Naheib671/
Nabhth671/
Nnabpe671/
Nahabz671/
Naggib671/

Nab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺐalnb-
Nab in the Tibetan language
སྣབ་nab-
Nab in the Bengali language
নবnaba-
Nab in the Oriya language
ନବnaba88.49
ନାବnaba10.46
Nab in the Marathi language
नबnaba72.22
नाबnaba16.67
अनबanaba11.11
Nab in the Hindi language
नबnaba63.64
नाबnaba18.18
नब्बीnabbi6.06
नबीnabi3.03
नबाबnababa3.03
नब्बूnabbu3.03
नब्बाnabba3.03
Nab in the Arabic language
نابnab-
نيبnyb-

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